GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| rift | fissure |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |